Combined carton and megaphone.



A/H. ROIKJER.

COMBINED CARTON AND MEGAPHONE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN 26, -19l6.

Patented Sept. 5, 1916.

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COMBINED CARTON AND MEGAPHONE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 26, I916.

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avwamtoz lib ANDREW H. ROIKJER', OF BOISE, IDAHO.

COMBINED CARTON AND MEGAEHONE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 5, rate.

Application filed January 26, 1916. Serial No. 74,419.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ANDREW H. ROIKJER, acitizen of the United States, residing at Boise, in the county of Adaand State of Idaho, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCombined Cartons and Megaphones, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention has as its object to provide a combined carton andmegaphone, the article being so constructed that it may be initiallyemployed as a container for pop-corn, peanuts, or the like and whenemptied, may be employed as a megaphone. Incidentally, the inventioncontemplates the provision of a simple and inexpensive article of theclass mentioned which will prove a decided novelty at base ball andother games and will be sufficiently substantial to permit of its beingretained as a souvenir, if desired.

One aim of the invention is to provide the device with novel meanswhereby the score may be kept and which means may constitute a finalscore indicating device.

Another aim of the invention is to provide a score keeping device whichwill initially serve as a means for retaining the contents of the cartonin place and will, there fore obviate the use of cords, caps or otherextraneous devices for this purpose.

The invention further aims to provide an article of the class describedso constructed that the same may be shipped in large numbers in compactcondition and readily set up for use.

The invention also aims to provide the article with a novel form ofhandle whereby it may be conveniently carried and manipulated when beingused as a megaphone.

Another aim of the invention is to provide the article with novel meanslocated at the mouthpiece thereof for producing sound.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure l is a perspective viewillustrating the manner in which the device is to be employed as amegaphone, Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the device in its initialcondition as for example, as when used as a carton, Fig. 3 is a verticaltransverse sectional View through the device, Fig. 4 is a fragmentaryperspective view illustrating the manner in which the score strips maybe adjusted, Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional View through one side ofthe mouthpiece of the article, Fig. 6 is a plan view of the blank fromwhich the same is formed, Fig. 7 is a perspective view illustrating aslight modification of the invention, and Fig. 8 is a detaillongitudinal sectional View through a portion of the device shown inFig. 7

The article embodying the present invention may be formed from stiffcardboard or in fact, from any material possessing the desired rigidityand sufficiently inexpensive to warrant its use and initially, the blankfrom which the device is formed is of the shape shown in Fig. 6 of thedrawings, the same comprising a body 1 which is substan tially ofsegmental form and which has a convex arcuate major end edge and aconcave arcuate minor end edge, the lateral edges of the blank,generally speaking, converging in the direction of the said lastmentioned edge thereof. Adjacent one lateral edge, the blank is formedwith a relatively long slit 2 which extends parallel to the said edgeand with slits 3 which extend in alinement with the slit 2 and parallelto the said edge of the blank. The opposite lateral edge of the blank isformed near its ends with looking tongues each comprising a shankportion 4 and tabs 5 which may be folded upon dotted lines substantiallycoincident with the opposite edges of the shank 4 to provide for theinsertion of the said tongues through the slits 3 after which insertion,the tab portions 5 may be again moved back into the plane of the shankportion '4 so as to form shoulders to lock with the walls of the slits3, it being understood that the blank is bodily rolled to conical formbefore the insertion of the locking tongues in the said slits. It willbe apparent, however, that the blank may be given some other form asforexample, a frusto-pyramidal form or a substantially triangular form. Atits last mentioned lateral edge and between the locking tongues abovedescribed, the blank is formed with an extension and this extension isprovided with an arcuate incision indicated by the numeral 6, theincision being concentric to the outer edge of the said extension sothat between the incision and the said edge of the extension, there isprovided an arcuate' or curved handle indicated by the numeral 7 whichmay be grasped in carrying the arti cle and in manipulating the samewhen used as a megaphone. The slit 6 defines the body portion of theextension which constitutes a locking tongue 8 adapted for insertion inthe slit 2 when the blank is rolled or folded ton and also serving torender the device more substantial and enable it to permanently retainits set up form while being used as a, megaphone. As the. article is,when setup, interiorly tapering from end to end, its minor end will besufficiently small in diameter to prevent the loss of a bag of peanutsor aroll of pop-corn placed withinvthe article. It is desirable however,

"that some means be providedfor preventing loss of the contents throughthe major end of'the article and as before stated, this means lsdesigned to serve also as a score indicating dev ce.

In that form of the invention, shownin 2 Fig.2 of the drawings, the wallof the de- .vice at its major end is formed wlth two pairs of spacedslits indicated by the numeral 9 and a strip 10 is threaded at one endthrough the slits of each pair and the slits are extended transverselyacross the major open end of the carton in crossed relation as shown inthe said Fig. 20f the drawings and at their other ends, are se- I curedby means of adheslve as indlcated at article.

; convenient.

11 to the inner side of the wall of the said It is preferable that eachof the strips be provided adjacent its last mentioned end with a. smalladhesive area indicated at 12 and which serves a purpose to be presentlyexplained. The strips 10 may be of anysuitable material such forexample, aspaper or cloth or thin flexible metal and it will be apparentthat in the initial arrangement of the same as shown in Fig. 2, theywill serve effectually as a means for preventing loss of the contents ofthe carton; When it is desired to remove the contents, the lastdescribed ends of the StllPS.

are torn at their line of connection with the wallof the carton and thecontents may then be consumed as found desirable and As the gameprogresses, the strips may be drawn through the slits 9, one

' of said slits being preferably designated by the word Home and theother by the word Visitors or if desired, by the names of thecontestingclubs, and as the strips are so adjusted, numerals 13 printed orotherwise indicated thereon will be brought successively in view. and inposition between the. slits 9. In this manner, a score may be keptwithout the employment of a pencil and without interfering with the useof the article either as a cartonwhile its contents are being consumedor as a megaphone after its contents have been removed. At the end ofthe game, if it is desired to keep a permanent record of the score, theadhesive areas 12 may be moistened in the last adjusted position of thestrips and caused to adhere to the inner side of the wall of the cartonso that the strips cannot be pulled farther through the slits 9.

In that form of the invention shown in Figs. 7 and S of the drawings,the arrangement of the strips is substantially the same as in the formshown in Fig. 2 except that in this modified form, the wall of thecarton is formed with four sets of the slits 9 and the strips arecrossed and have their opposite ends inserted through diagonallyopposite sides of the slits.

If desired, a noise creating device may be employed in connection withthe mouthpiece of the megaphone and one form of such device is shown inFigs. 2 and 5 of the drawings. As illustrated in these figures, theminorend' edge of the blank is formed with an extension 1% provided withspaced incisions 15 forming between them a tongue 16. The noise creatingdevice itself comprises two strips of metal indicated by the numeral 17about which strips is wound a suitable length of tape 18, the tape beingdrawn tightly and an intermediate portion of its length being stretchedtaut between the strips 17 as indicated at 19 so as to form a vibratoryweb designed to produce a noise when the device is placed between thelips and blown through. In assembling the noise creating device with theextension 14- one wrapping of the tape 18 is passed over the tongue 16of the said extension and through the incisions 15.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is:

1. In an article of the class described, a hollow body having an openend, a member extending across the open end of the body and constitutinga means for retaining the contents of the body, the said member beingmovable with relation to the body, and coacting means upon the saidmember and body for the keeping of a score.

2. In an article of the class described, a hollow body, and stripsslidably engaging the wall of the body and separably connected each atone end to the said wall of the body and constituting score indicatingand contents retaining means.

3. In an article of the class described, a hollow body, and meanslocated at the open end of the body and arranged initially to retain thecontents of the body, and cooperating means upon the body andfirst-mentioned means for use in the keeping of a game score.

4. In an article of the class described, a hollow body open at one endand provided at its other end with sets of slits diametricallyoppositely located, and a strip slidably fitted at its end portionsthrough the said sets of slitsand extending transversely of the said endof the body.

5. In an article of the class described, a hollow body open at one endand provided at its other end with sets of slits diametrically slits.

G. In an article of the class described, a hollow body open at one end,and strips each. slidably assembled with the wall of the body andseparably connected at one end with the said wall, the strips extendingtransversely across the said end of the body and before separation oftheir last mentioned ends constituting means for retaining the contentsof the body, the strips subsequent to such separation of their said endsbeing adapted to be adjusted with relation to the body whereby toconstitute a means for the keeping of a game score.

7. In an article of the class described, a blank provided at itsopposite lateral edge portions with means adapted to interlock when thebody is rolled to hollow form, the said body at one lateral edge beingprovided with a handle extension.

8. In an article of the class described, a blank provided at itsopposite lateral edge portions with means adapted to interlock when thebody is rolled to hollow form, the said body atone lateral edge beingprovided with ahandle extension and being formed within the bounds ofthe said extension with a locking tongue engageable with the inner sideof the body at the other lateral edge thereof.

9. In an article of the class described, a hollow tapered body formed atone end with spaced slits, a score numeral carrying strip slidablyinserted through the said slits and arranged whenadjusted to have itssaid numerals displayed between the slits, and an adhesive carried bythe said strip.

10. In an article of the class described, a hollow tapered body providedat its minor end with an extension of its wall, and a sound creatingdevice carried by the said extension.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signa ture.

ANDREW I-I. ROIKJER. [1,. s.]

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